2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Zach Sherman
- Weight:
- 149
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Islamorada, Fla.
- High School:
- Blair Academy (N.J.)
2022-23: Competed in final season in Chapel Hill at 149 pounds • Won six matches on the year, including two dual victories • Made season debut for the Tar Heels at the F&M Open (1/6) • Competed in first dual on the year at Penn (1/7) • Collected a decision in the Carolina victory over Brown (1/14) • Defeated Duke's Patrick Rowland by major decision to begin the ACC dual schedule (1/20) • Saw action at 149 pounds at the 2023 ACC Wrestling Championships (3/5) • Added a decision over Pitt's Tyler Badgett and Duke's Patrick Rowland at the ACC Championships
2021-22: Compiled a 9-11 overall record and 5-8 dual record at 149 pounds • Opened the season with wins over Yarhoski Aldiva (Life U) and Toure Moore (Queens U) • Picked up ACC dual wins over Virginia’s Jarod Verkleeren and Pitt’s Dan Mancini • Notched two wins at ACC Championships to finish third • Qualified for NCAA Championships and earned two wins
2020-21: Went 12-4 for the Tar Heels in his redshirt-junior season at 141 pounds • Reeled off two straight technical fall wins over Conrad Schiess and Corbin Dion of Gardner-Webb on Jan. 10 • Picked up a 12-1 major decision over Patrick Rowland of Duke on Jan. 22 • Notched ranked wins over No. 17 Cole Matthews of Pitt (4-1, Feb. 5) and No. 16 Brian Courtney of Virginia (5-4, Feb. 13) • Earned the 7-2 decision over Virginia's Brian Courtney to finish second at the ACC Championships • Earned All-ACC honors • Defeated Clay Carlson of South Dakota State 11-4 to earn a seventh-place finish at NCAA Championships • Earned All-American honors
2019-20: Named NWCA Second-Team All-American following cancelation of NCAA Championships due to COVID-19 crisis • Went 27-5 in his redshirt sophomore season at 141 pounds, qualifying for the 2020 NCAA Championships • Earned the No. 11 seed ahead of the tournament • 2020 ACC Champion at 141, defeating N.C. State’s Tariq Wilson in the finals (5-4) • Posted a 14-3 dual meet record • Finished third at the 2019 Midlands Championships for the second straight season • At Midlands, defeated three eventual NCAA qualifiers en route to third-place finish • Earned six wins over NCAA qualifiers on the year • Won, 5-2, over Virginia Tech’s No. 18 Mitch Moore on January 24 to help UNC to an upset win in Blacksburg • Won via major decision nine times, a mark that led Carolina • Was the runner-up at the Southeast Open in November
2018-19: Went 12-4 in his sophomore season at 133 pounds • Finished third at the Midlands Championships, going 5-1 • Won four matches at the Wolfpack Open to finish second
2017-18: Went 16-20 in his first season in Chapel Hill at 133 pounds. • Posted an 8-12 dual record • Went 1-2 at the ACC Championships and qualified for NCAAs • Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships including a 4-2 sudden-victory decision against No. 15 Ali Naser of Arizona State • Finished third at the Hokie Open, dropping a close 5-3 decision against Oklahoma State’s Kaid Brock • Defeated four ranked opponents on the year.
Prep/Personal: 2017 Prep National champion at 132 pounds • Helped lead Blair Academy to three Prep Nationals team titles • 2016 Beast of the East champion at 132 pounds • Posted a 128-14 record at Blair Academy • Zachary Dana Sherman is the son of Gary and Sharon Sherman.
| Year | Overall | Dual | ACC | MD | TF | Fall |
| 22-23 | 6-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | - | - |
| 21-22 | 9-11 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20-21 | 8-2 | 6-1 | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 19-20 | 27-5 | 14-3 | 4-1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 18-19 | 12-4 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 17-18 | 16-20 | 8-12 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 78-47 | 35-27 | 12-10 | 17 | 4 | 7 |
